Raj Bandla

Raj Bandla concentrates his practice on affordable housing, tax credit and opportunity zones transactions. He represents affordable housing developers in transactions financed with federal and state low income housing tax credits, HUD financing, CDBG-DR funding and a variety of other private and governmental financing sources.

Raj also has experience representing tax credit syndicators, local housing authorities and nonprofit organizations. He has advised developers and qualified opportunity fund operators in matters related to the federal qualified opportunity zones program. Raj has also represented clients on matters involving partnership taxation issues, asset management matters, debt refinancings and “Year 15” investor exits.

Raj’s experience includes the representation of:

• A developer in the closing of initial debt and equity financing for the rehabilitation of an aging affordable housing development
• An investor in its exit from an investment in a portfolio of multifamily properties financed by low-income housing tax credits
• Investors and developers in asset management matters, including debt refinancing, negotiation of permanent loan documents and assistance with compliance matters
• Opportunity zone investors and developers in the formation and structuring of qualified opportunity funds and qualified opportunity zone businesses